[the007forum]

Pretty crazy event - Friday I headed back into the mountains for some fishing and camping. My buddy and i were up first some we scouted some area.

After that we headed up the road to a nearby lake. That was when we found the puddles.

I was taking some laps and tail whipping around in this area when i slid around and everything in my truck hit the dash. There was a HUGE hole hiding in the puddle and it completely swallowed my front left tire. As usual i hit it fast and hard.

Where the hole was hiding from me.

After some scouting i was able to pull it back out.

Video



While i was driving away i felt my brakes hit the floor and the truck was still rolling. I got it to stop and found where a rock had smashed the bolt holding the brake line to the caliper. The steel lines took some hits but didn't rupture. Im very glad i have those installed. I re-crushed the bolt on topped off the fluid and drove home the next day. The alignment is jacked! I limped it home because the tires want to to go opposite directions. Hopefully nothing is bent.


On dry land

 

[mustard23]

good luck getting everything square. check your spindle It's a weak point.

 

[mike]

The video didn't come up.

 

[the007forum]

Thanks Mike, I think i fixed it. Everything seems okay in the suspension. I found my power steering issues might be coming from a blown seal where the shaft connects to the rack.

 

[nismo5]

gotta watch them puddles in the woods tweekers around here dump trash in the deeper ones weve even found a engine block in one but that hole looks pretty sneaky

but look on the bright side your truck still looks good even with one wheel buried in a hole:noworries:

 

[Zedbra]

this is why i tend to stay away from those "small looking" holes. hope it isnt an expensive fix

 

[zerobird]

Dam dude, good to here that you made it out ok. Where were you guys at? I'm headed up Tuesday just north of silverthorne towards cremling.

 

[Glacier08]

Yeah, those can be game changers for sure.

I like the truck, looking good !!

 

[JeniorNV]

Ouch. At least you were able to drive it home. Are you just using straps to hold that spare tire in the back? How secure is that?

 

[mustard23]

Ouch. At least you were able to drive it home. Are you just using straps to hold that spare tire in the back? How secure is that?

I strapped my tire down like that quite a bit or i strapped it the side rails. gotten it air born. never had a problem.

 

[the007forum]

Im very impressed it rolled home. Straightened the tie rods and im ready to go! I was in the Grand Mesa Forest area an hour into the woods south of Grand Junction.


Yes. I secure my toolbox, tire and jack with straps and it has worked perfect in all conditions. Unfortunantly, on this part of the trip i only had one janky strap on because i had undone some to get my bike out. In the first picture you can see it snapped and launched the tools.

 

[scuba91ta]

just bent tierods huh? Lucky... If that was me I woulda for sure had bent something major just my kinda luck!